Learning Objectives:

http://www.coloradostateplan.com/standards/Journalism&BroadcastingSecondaryStandards3-1-10.pdf

4. Demonstrate verbal communication processes, written and oral, used for various journalism and
broadcast media.
  • recognize what is news
  • consistently demonstrates the planning process
  • understanding and respecting the roles each person plays
  • investigates to gather information for necessary decision making
  • Employ ongoing reflective strategies during the design/writing process
  • Apply tools and skills to plan a work flow (time management, pricing)
  • Publish and create a personal portfolio of your writings
  • Read aloud a news-story
  • Understand and respect copyright laws
  • Demonstrate ethical behavior in writing when presenting information to the public
  • Understand that this is a historical record
  • Demonstrate professional conduct that follows a professional code of ethics
  • Demonstrate control of grammar, diction, sentence and paragraph structure, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and correct English usage.
  • Incorporate a variety of text-based resources and electronic resources to gather information
  • 4.1.1. Demonstrate control of grammar, diction, sentence and
    paragraph structure, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and
    correct English usage. (RWC03.01.e, RWC03.03.a)
    4.1.2. Incorporate a variety of credible research methods including
    personal interviews, text-based resources and electronic
    resources to gather information (RWC02.06.c RWC04.03.a,
    c,d)
    4.1.3. Analyze audience and purpose and write to identified
    audience and purpose (RWC03.01.e, RWC04.03.c)
    4.1.4. Develop effective and appropriate interviewing techniques to
    obtain and present information (RWC04.03.c)
    4.1.5. Write objective news, features, and sports stories that
    demonstrate solid journalistic practices in organization, tone,
    style, clarity, and focus. Utilize valid persuasive strategies in
    opinion and support judgments with substantial evidence and
    well-chosen elaboration. (RWC03.01.e, RWC03.02.a,
    RWC04.03.c d)
    4.1.6. Write stories/scripts that have a clear beginning/middle/end;
    utilize effective and creative leads, strong transitional devices
    and tags, the 5W’s and 1H (who, what, when, where, why, and
    how) and a variety of elaboration techniques and details; and